[IronJack]

I have to admit that I've never harbored any hostility toward Jefferson Davis, even though I suppose I could be considered a Yankee. Like so many Southerners of the period, he followed his heart and stayed true to his cause, acting with honor and nobility even as he opposed men who acted with similar virtue.

I have actually visited Fort Monroe where he was held after the armistice. The story told there is that he was a decent, restrained man, and the guards felt somewhat sheepish about confining him.

[Badeye]

‘I have actually visited Fort Monroe where he was held after the armistice. The story told there is that he was a decent, restrained man, and the guards felt somewhat sheepish about confining him.’

How the Union treated him while he was there for two years is one of the uglier post Civil War incidents you’ll never read about in any highschool history book.

[wardaddy]

Good for you IJ...most Yankees here South bashing day after day are just preening or have a personal grudge at task. We know they are a minority...a loud one but still ..

His some in Biloxi is sure a survivor...Camille and now Katrina....very few old homes left on that strip beach anymore